Improvement in corn-planters



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M. L. & J. B. KISSELL] Corn Planter.-

Patented Sept. 20, 1870;

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MARTIN L: KIssEL Ann JAooB B'. KISSELL, or SPRINGFIELD,- 01110..

Letters Patent; No. 107,508, dated. September- 20, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-PLANTERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same Planters, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates toa planter constructed with a frame, supported upon wheels, with markers or furrowing-plows attached under the bed-frame; In the rearot' the markers, and attached to the same standards, are covering-shovels,,'setat such an angle as to take the fine dirt ti'om the insides of the furrow, and deposit it evenlyv upon the.,co1'n or other seed. The plows are attached by chains and pins to a turn-bar, which is worked by a lever in raising and lowering thein.v

Another part of our invention is in the construction of the droppe'rs,-- and the manner of their attachment.- A cross-piece reaching from one side of theframe to the other, and suspended to the same by slotted guides at eacl1 end,'is swung under the rear of the machine. A thin sliding bar works in a groove in the top of this, pierced with three or more holes in a group, and two groups in each end of it. Hoppers for .the reception of the grain are mounted upon the crosspiece,.the distance apart required for the width of the rows to be planted, the slide forming the bottom of these hoppers. In the middle of the hopper-boxes is a partition box, for the reception of the'seed to. be dropped, which is conveyed into it by the holes in the slides. These holes are made only large enough to contain one vkernel of corn in each, so that the number of grains of corn dropped corresponds exactly with the number of holes ineach group in the slide. In addition to the brushes on each side of the partition box, two other brushes (one on each side) are placed equidistant from the middle ones, to insure certainty in laying the kernel of corn fiat in thehole in which it is conveyed over the pipe of the dropper-box. The cross-piece to which the droppers are attached.

can be adjusted to any required height by means of the Figure. 3 is a side elevation of one of tliemarkingplows, and shows the shape and manner of attaching and adjusting the covering-shovels i.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the cross-piece G, slide D, (which is operated by lever 1,) and the interior view of dropper-boxes or hoppers H.

Figure 5 is the slotted bar by which the cross-piece, droppers, and attachments are suspended.

In fi 1-- I B is the rear rail of "the bed-frame, from which is 1 'snspendedthe seat S, by the angular .ba'r f, for con-.. venience in working the hand-lever l, which operates the droppers.

0 isthe cross-piece supporting hoppers or dropperboxes H. This is suspended at. each end by slotted bars E. f

- By means of the screws 0' the cross-piece can be adjusted in height.

it are the covering-shovels attached to the'stanib ard F, by a bolt,'-(see fig. 3,) and adjusted by pin a and holes 0 e in the standard F.

The covem'ng-shovels have a parallel arm, project-- ing them back far enough. to allow the dropper-tubes o to be introduced between them and the markingor fnrrowing plow p.

If it is desired tofurrow out without planting at the same time, the covering-shovels can be'raised and held up out of the way by the pin 0, and the dropping attachments be taken ofi.

G is the drivers seat, He can raise and iower the plows by the hand-leverd, which is attached to the turn-bar T, which has pins t. projecting from holes in it, and connected bychains t to the rear of the plow? beams, for raising and lowering the plows.

A ratchet, m, holds the lever in position.

In fig. '2 these parts are shown more fully, the plan view of ratchet-plate at showing the notches into which the hand-lever d slips in operating it.

By reference to figs. 2 and 3, it will be seen that the covering-plowst are twisted and bent at an angle, to give them the proper shape forattaching to the plow-standard F, and reaching in rear of the dropper-e tubes 0. Their blades are set at-the proper angle, also, for taking the finer dirt from the insides of the furrow, and depositing ituponthe cord.

In fig. 4 the interior arrangement of the dropperboxes H isseenywith four brushes, b b b b, in each.

In thefull-sized machine these are placed about one and a half inches apart.

The holes 0 in the slide .D are seen open in one of the end spaces, while the group 0 is,disc'harging in the partition box over the pipe 0.

The object in putting in'the twoadditional brushes canbe readily seen in pperating the lever l, and obse'rving that each-group of holes which contain the corn passes from the space g, where is-first filled, under brush 6', and, in case the holes are not all filled, they are supplied fionugrain in space n, pass under the brush b (which adjusts the kernels in place on their sides, in case any should be sticking endwisein. their holes,) into the partition box h, where they are dropped. 7

We are aware that one and two brushes have been used for the purpose of regulating theuumber of her nels to be dropped, but the'two additional brushes, b-

e I), constructed zind applied 'as shown, webelieve to be new; also, the construction of slide D, with n hole for eachkernel, instead of for a number, as in theusual form. We use slides oi different thicknesses, according to the thickness of the kernels of the different kinds of corn. \Ve-also make ,the holes of different sizes, to correspond with sizes of the'greius.

The slide D can be easily drawn out by taking out I the screw in the slot of lever'l. The outside brushes, b b, are made much thinner-than the inner ones, b b. By'tlris arrangement the greatest certainty in the number of kernels of'corn dropped for each hill is attained, while the mechanismis of the most simple construction, and in no way liable to get out of order.

We claim in our invention- The arrangement of holes a in slide D, and brushes b b and b b, substantially as shown and described, for

the purpose liereinhefore set forth.

M. L. KISSEIJL. J.- B. KISSELL. Witnesses:

B. G. CONVERSE,

Geo. H. EARNE'ST. 

